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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • I write whenever I have time, sitting at a simple desk and working at a laptop in a spare room I use as an office. While writing, I distance myself from external distractions and get myself into the appropriate mood by listening to non-vocal music over noise-cancelling headphones. For this I usually choose soundtracks from movies or games that reflect the mood of the scene that I’m writing.

    Apart from always having a mug of tea or decaf next to me, I avoid bringing snacks or having an easy source of drinks near my desk. This forces me to get up every so often to take a break. I find this particularly helpful when I am writing tense scenes, because I get so wrapped up in what I’m writing that I tend to be just as tense as my main character.

    If I could, I would work overnight, which is when my imagination really comes alive. However my wife is very much a daytime person, so I make do with writing during the day.